Abstract:The essential metal (Cu, Zn, Fe, Ca, Mg, Na and K) tissue content in Lewis-lung-carcinoma-bearing mice was compared with that of pregnant mice as well as with controls and with mice both pregnant and cancerous. All comparisons were done on day 17 after inoculation/Impregnation on C57BL/6 age-matched female mice. Despite unchecked tumour growth and metastasizing ability, pregnancy effectively prevented the tissue-wasting effect of the tumour. The economy of all the essential metals studied followed practically … Show more
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